Numbers 24:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.

Abiding

The spirit

General references

Leviticus 23:42

Numbers 1:52

Bible References

Abiding

How beautiful are your tents, Jacob,
your dwellings, Israel.

“The Israelites are to camp under their respective banners beside the flags of their ancestral houses. They are to camp around the tent of meeting at a distance from it:

I see them from the top of rocky cliffs,
and I watch them from the hills.
There is a people living alone;
it does not consider itself among the nations.

M You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling,
lovely as Jerusalem,
awe-inspiring as an army with banners.

The spirit

Then the Lord descended in the cloud and spoke to him. He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed the Spirit on the 70 elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they never did it again.

When Saul and his attendant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Then the Spirit of God took control of him, and he prophesied along with them.

he sent agents to seize David. However, when they saw the group of prophets prophesying with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came on Saul’s agents, and they also started prophesying.

The Spirit of God came on Azariah son of Oded.

On that day many will say to Me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in Your name, drive out demons in Your name, and do many miracles in Your name?’

Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot,
who also betrayed Him.

However, don’t rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

One of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!

General references

You are to live in booths for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must live in booths,

“The Israelites are to camp by their military divisions, each man with his encampment and under his banner.